Horror of Heroin Descends on Clark County

Horror of heroin descends on Clark County

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Terry Hurd, right, the father of 24-year-old Adam Hurd, is pictured here with his son on a poster board filled with photographic memories. Adam Hurd struggled with a two-year heroin addiction before dying of a drug overdose on Aug. 24, 2011.
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Addicted Maine inmates have no choice but to go off drugs 'cold turkey'

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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an estimated 200000 addicts pass through the nation's criminal justice system each year, but as few as 2000 receive opiate replacement therapy while imprisoned. A 2011 NIDA nationwide survey of prison …
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Failed drug tests hinder hiring at Ohio businesses

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The rate of positive drug screens among the US work force has been trending down since the late 1980s, according to the company's website. In 2011, 3.5 percent of pre-employment tests revealed drug use, Quest reported. That's different than what ERC …
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